Analysis of Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer After Treatment with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Versus 3D Radiation Therapy

ConclusionThe two approaches used in this study showed similar patterns of alterations regarding general and disease specific HRQL with mild superiority for IMRT for the first 6 months after radiation therapy. Comparison of results between the 3DCRT and the IMRT groups revealed no substantial degrees of impairment in rectal toxicity and sexual function despite the dose escalation in the IMRT protocol. Thus, IMRT seems to offer a good treatment delivery approach with favorable HRQL outcomes.
Source: QJM - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research